{"id":222,"date":"2010-05-04T19:07:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-04T19:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/almostjuliet.com\/index.php\/2010\/05\/and-so-it-begins\/"},"modified":"2018-04-21T17:22:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-21T17:22:34","slug":"and-so-it-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/almostjuliet.com\/index.php\/2010\/05\/and-so-it-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"And so It begins&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Didn&#8217;t it just feel like I wrote that we were moving to Texas? All of a sudden it&#8217;s now a week and a half out from taking the girls to meet up with my P&#8217;s. Today Charlie and her very good friend Georgia had to say goodbye to each other&#8230;since the Speelman&#8217;s are going on vacay and won&#8217;t be back before Charlie leaves it had to be today. Definitely more emotional for the mommies (although I will see Ms. Lauren again before I go, thank goodness) &#8211; these two most likely expect to play again next Tuesday. For us however, it&#8217;s the beginning of a long process of goodbyes.<\/p>\n<p>Vann tells me not to be sad as we know our life-long friends will always be in our lives, but the truth is that our daily &#8220;doing life&#8221; will look very different a month from now. True, Charlie is blessed to already have a few friends where we are moving, but nothing up to this point can compare to the magnitude of her Chicago community. I know that God will bring about a new community, but this being her first, well&#8230;it&#8217;s just very special.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie met little GG not too long after she was born. They see each other on a weekly basis and love spending time together. It always makes me laugh when Charlie sees any picture of a baby and yells out Georgia&#8217;s name. Before Ella, GG was the first baby in Charlie&#8217;s life&#8230;I guess you could say she paved the way for any siblings to come! We will miss this sweet girl, and her dear parents&#8230;but don&#8217;t get me started on THAT.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_EzNMDgf7WQE\/S-BwkNxAFjI\/AAAAAAAAFK4\/sBdY-lsm_6o\/s1600\/4-4-2010%2B034.JPG\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467493715100571186\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/almostjuliet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/4-4-2010-034.jpg?w=628&#038;ssl=1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_EzNMDgf7WQE\/S-Bwj-Q9AbI\/AAAAAAAAFKw\/pxi33aDS1YQ\/s1600\/4-4-2010%2B035.JPG\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467493710939619762\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/almostjuliet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/4-4-2010-035.jpg?w=628&#038;ssl=1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Didn&#8217;t it just feel like I wrote that we were moving to Texas? 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